Pedestrian victim in fatal Melbourne crash identified and other top stories

Pedestrian victim in fatal Melbourne crash identified

Update,4:35 a.m.: The victim in a fatal vehicle vs. pedestrian crash on Wednesday evening in Melbourne has been identified as 54-year-old Jean M. Dennis of Melbourne. According to the Melbourne Police Department, Dennis was struck by the right corner ... >> view original

Clarke to captain Melbourne Stars

Michael Clarke will make his BBL debut as captain of the Melbourne Stars next summer after signing with the team for the next two years. Clarke has not played a Twenty20 match since the 2012 IPL and has never played a domestic T20 game in Australia, ... >> view original

Sophia Loren in Melbourne for the Alannah and Madeline Foundation

ITALIAN screen goddess Sophia Loren has offered some wise advice during her visit to Melbourne for a charity event. Loren was interviewed by Ann Peacock at the Crown Towers hotel ahead of the La Dolce Italia Charity Gala event for the Alannah and ... >> view original

Family plead for return of Melbourne 'jihadi bride' and her children from Syria

A Melbourne woman has reportedly fled to Syria with her two pre-school aged children. The woman's family claim she entered Syria last year and her children had been “brain-washed”. According to her former in-laws, Dullel Kassab said in an online post ... >> view original

$9-11b Melbourne Metro Swanston Street project to go ahead: Daniel Andrews

The proposed $9-11 billion Melbourne Metro project will be built underneath Swanston Street - despite warnings from the previous Napthine government it would divide Melbourne's CBD for years. Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the route of the ... >> view original

Gabi Grecko charged over naked walk in Melbourne's CBD

Glamour model Gabi Grecko has been charged with willful and obscene exposure after strutting naked through Melbourne's CBD late last year. Victoria Police have charged the US-born fiancee of 71-year-old colourful businessman Geoffrey Edelsten over ... >> view original

Woman struck, killed by SUV in Melbourne

An SUV hit and killed Jean Dennis, 54, on North Wickham Road just after 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Melbourne Police Department. Dennis' boyfriend, Alan Holt, told WESH 2 he was walking with her when the unimaginable happened. “She was ... >> view original

Global dumpling chain Din Tai Fung to open in Emporium Melbourne

Din Tai Fung will open in Emporium Melbourne with customers set to pay more than $10 for six of its signature pork dumplings compared with less than $1 a dumpling at several existing outlets in the city. Din Tai Fung, which markets itself as having the ... >> view original

9NEWS journalist doused in hot coffee by terrorist sympathiser outside ...

Taha removed the lid from his coffee before throwing it at Raskall. (9NEWS). When journalist Allan Raskall questioned Taha outside the Melbourne Magistrates' Court today, Taha removed the lid from his takeaway coffee and threw it at him. But Raskall ... >> view original

Rent dispute rocks Port of Melbourne

DP World Australia is disputing a proposed 750 per cent hike in rent at the Port of Melbourne, the site of the company's largest container terminal. Other users of the port may also face steep rent increases when their rents are due for review. DP ... >> view original